Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1949 by Springer (Relating to the annexation of county roads.), As Passed 2nd House
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Local Government Code requiring a municipality that proposes to annex a certain area must also annex the entire width of county road and the adjacent right-of-way on both sides of the road. Under the provisions of the bill, if the road annexed is a gravel road, the county would retain control of granting access to the road and its right-of-way from certain property. The bill would permit certain areas of land that do not meet the contingency requirement as put forth by provisions of the bill to be annexed if certain conditions exist.
Local Government Impact
There could be costs with the maintenance of the additional territory annexed under the bill. However, these costs are not anticipated to be significant.